Here’s everything you need to know about teacher pay. The School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) is an independent group that makes recommendations on the pay of teachers and leaders in maintained schools in England and reports to the Secretary of …
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at an Ofqual review into Key Stage 2 tests. Ofqal report on SATs On Thursday, 5 October, Ofqual published an evaluation of the Standards and Testing Agency’s approach to developing the new Key …
Today’s Education in the media blog looks at new statistics published by the Office for National Statistics on the size of the LGB population in the UK, and maths expert Johnny Ball’s comments about mathematics in schools. LGB STATISTICS …
Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the announcement of an investigation into the department’s contract with learndirect following its recent Ofsted rating.
Today's Education in the media blog looks at the recent announcement on tuition fees, and the gender pay gap. Tuition fees On Saturday, 30 September, the Prime Minister announced that the government is planning to freeze tuition fees at …
Today’s education in the media looks at the results of the phonics screening and Key Stage 1 reading, writing and maths assessments. We also look at stats that show almost half of people are likely to go to university and …
Today’s education in the media looks at a report from the Sutton Trust and an interview with a new teacher. Sutton Trust A report released today by the Sutton Trust looks at early years policy in the UK, and specifically …
Today’s education in the media blog looks at the national funding formula, school finances, record numbers of mothers going back to work and the reversal of the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia.
Today’s news review looks at media coverage of female managers’ pay and higher education options. CMI Today, Monday 25 September, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has released a press release that states female managers earn around £12,000 less than their …
Today’s news in the media looks at energy company SSE’s publication of its gender pay gap and a report from the Parent Teacher Association UK (PTA UK) about school funding. SSE Yesterday, Thursday 21 September, energy company SSE became the …
Today’s news review looks at school capacity and the apprenticeship levy. School capacity On Tuesday 19 September, the Liberal Democrats released a fundamentally misleading press notice claiming there is a school place crisis because many schools run at capacity. The …